Fathers Day BBQ

J.T.'s school had a Fathers Day BBQ on Friday for the kids and the dads. I sent the little camera with Andy but he forgot to take any pictures. I took one of the two of them when they got home. J.T. is holding the gift he made for Andy at school.

Here's a closer look...

J.T. thought it was pretty cool to get to take just his Daddy to his school!

We told them...

A few days ago I posted on here that we are planning to take the kids on a big trip this summer. A lot of people have asked me where we are going. We hadn't told the kids anything about the trip before tonight. We finally told them that we are going to Maui, Hawaii at the beginning of July.

They were both excited, but Abigail was much more so. She has been asking to go on an airplane for quite a while. In order to tell them about the trip, we gave them several clues that led them to my wall calendar where I had "Hawaii" written across the dates we will be gone. The kids got even more excited when we told them that the Victorines are going too! It will be a great trip and we can't wait!

PS. They both look pretty tired in this picture. It's been a busy day!

Last day of school activities

Today was Abigail's last day of school. Every year her school has a play day on the last day. The classes rotate through 6 or 8 different activities. J.T. and I walked along with Abigail's class so I could take a few pictures. J.T. was able to participate in some of the activities too.

Here's a bunch of girls in her class getting ready to play "Doctor, doctor."

J.T. and I went outside on the playground while Abigail's class was doing the music activity.

Next was the parachute activity...

Nolan and Abigail's annual end of the year picture...

Sidewalk chalk....

The kids had lots of fun today. J.T. especially loved to pretend he was a big 2nd grader... It's officially summer vacation!

Yippee!

I just got done making the last school lunch for the year (for Wednesday)! Yay! Abigail's last day is Thursday but she is having hot lunch. J.T.'s last day is Friday but they are having a Fathers Day BBQ so I am officially DONE for the year!!!!!

Today

Today was my last day watching Evan for this school year. He is such a great baby and I am going to miss having him here. We will get to spend a week with him and his family on our trip in July though!

My favorite cartoon ever!

This is my favorite cartoon ever! I never read the "funnies" let alone cut them out. This was in the newspaper 3 or 4 years ago and I cut it out. It permanently lives on my fridge. Those of you that just have girls *might* not understand, but for those of you with boys, you will totally get it!


In case it's a little too small to read, here's what it says:

Boy (riding his bike): Mom, I need a band-aid!
Mom: Where? What for?
Boy: I'm not sure yet. I never tried this trick before.
Mom: COME BACK HERE!

Gotta love it!

Posting comments

My friend Shelley from Arkansas wrote an interesting post on her blog. It is about posting comments on blogs. Check it out if you want....

I love when people post comments for a couple reasons. For one, I am a little curious about who reads my blog. Second, I want to know what other people think. I have anonymous comments enabled so you can leave me a message without having to sign in. Just please sign your name at the bottom of your comment so I know who wrote it. Thanks.

This weekend

I haven't posted much lately so I thought I would give a quick recap of our weekend...

On Friday night, we had a great evening with the Victorines and Parlatos at our house. The guys BBQed while the ladies chatted up a storm. The kids had fun too. Abigail wasn't here, though, because she went to the Arkley Center with my mom to see a ballet "Jack and the Beanstock." I didn't take any pictures of the kids. I wish I would have but sometimes it's nice to not worry about it.

On Saturday, I was "hired" to take photos for an 80th birthday party. The Victorine family put on a really nice party for Lilly. It was fun taking photos and visiting with everyone. Andy was home with the kids. They finally got to fly their kites. It was a good day for that since it was pretty windy.

On Saturday night, we stayed home and hung out. The kids went to bed early since we had been up late the night before.

Today, Andy and I mowed almost the whole lawn (it takes awhile to do 2 1/2 acres). Abigail went to a birthday party for her friend Emily. It was a water party. Even though it was only in the low 60s the kids didn't care. They had a big blow-up water slide, slip and slide, water balloons, etc. Abigail said she had so much fun!

Tonight we are having dinner here tonight with my mom (my dad is on his annual trail ride), Pam & Charlie, and the Parlatos. I guess I better get some stuff ready for dinner.... Hope you all had a good weekend too!

Yesterday and Today...

I helped Andy out in the hills at one of the ranches we have. It is the one pictured below... (this picture was taken in March at our branding).

When I was on my way home today, I decided I would play tourist and stop at a few spots along the way and take a few pictures. I am definitely not a landscape photographer. Plus I only had my little point and shoot with me, instead of my good camera. Oh well, it did just fine...

That's the Pacific Ocean in these first three...

Some of our cows...

Now you can see what I got to see on my way home....

I can't believe it's June already!

Where did the time go? I can't believe that school is almost out... June 11 for J.T. and June 12 for Abigail!

May was such a busy month for us that I don't think I realized how close to the end of the school year we were. We have a few things planned for this summer... a couple little trips and one big trip. We haven't told the kids about the big trip yet so when we do, I will post on here about it.

I am sure summer will just fly by... hopefully I will have lots of pictures to share!